As far as I know, all 4 Iowa Class battleships never engaged Japanese battleships, and were used primarily to escort the carriers.
At Guadalcanal, there was BB Washington which engaged the Kirishima, firing 75 rounds at ranges from 8,400 yds to 12,650 yds, scoring a minmum of 9 hits, setting Kirishima on fire but not sinking her. BB South Dakota was also part of the same battle group, receiving a couple hits.
At Leyte, Surigao Strait, there were the old pre-WW II battleships which engaged Japanese battleships.
See Wikipedia or better informed naval sites for infos.
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Rewi Maniapoto's reply to British calls for surrender, Orakau, 1864
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